Sunday’s Title Games: Historic Brady Vs Manning Matchup, Flawless Cam Vs Nervous Carson
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The NFL title games on Sunday will determine which teams head to the Super Bowl.
In the AFC Championship, the Denver Broncos host the New England Patriots. This game features two future Hall of Fame quarterbacks battling it out against each other for the 17th time in their careers. Interpreting the stats for the game can be interesting but also inconclusive. For example, if you’re a Bronco fan, you’ll love hearing that Peyton Manning has a 2-1 edge over Tom Brady in conference championships and Brady has never beaten Manning on the road in the playoffs. If you’re a Pats fan, however, you’ll be excited to hear with a healthy Julian Edelman in the lineup for New England, the Patriots haven’t lost a game.  Sports media has been mentioning these stats but spending even more time talking about the rivalry between these two great quarterbacks.  To Brady and Manning’s credit, they continue to show their class by complimenting each other’s performance and career. When asked about Brady, Manning stated,  “As the quarterback it’s always a great honor and privilege to have competed against [Brady] over the course of the past 16, 17 years that he and I have been in the league together.†After watching this NFL promo video, you won’t want to miss this historic game! Sunday 3;05 pm.
In the NFC Title game on Sunday at 6:40 pm ET, the Carolina Panthers will host the Arizona Cardinals. Panther’s QB Cam Newton has been practically flawless this season leading his team to an almost perfect season.  Unlike for Manning and Brady, however, performing in an NFL title game is new to Cam. When asked if he was nervous about the game, Newton appeared confident and appreciative, “This is why you play football games. I idolized the quarterbacks that would be in these positions and dream like, ‘Man, I hope, I pray I get an opportunity to do it.'” And speaking of relaxing, Cardinals’ QB Carson Palmer needs to find his inner zen as he looked nervous and unsure of himself in last week’s OT win over the Green Bay Packers. Granted it was Palmer’s first career post-season win but he’s got a trip to the Super Bowl on the line so we’ll see what he brings on Sunday.
